December 20th, 2010
Courtesy of The High Country News, an interesting report on how California – despite not having much water to spare – is pouring billions of gallons of this invaluable substance into its oil business and then allowing companies to return polluted wastewater to unlined ponds. As the article notes: “…From the “Petroleum Highway” — a […]
Read more »Water: An Important Opportunity For Energy Savings
December 18th, 2010
Via The American Council For An Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), some interesting statistics on the watergy nexus as it relates to water supply and wastewater treatment systems. As the report notes: “…Municipal water supply and wastewater treatment (W&WW) systems are among the most energy-intensive facilities owned and are operated by local governments, accounting for about 35% […]
Read more »December 12th, 2010
Via The Union of Concerned Scientists – a leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world – 10 things to know about the impending Energy-Water Collision. As the article notes: “…Energy and water are woven into our daily lives and strongly linked to one another. Producing energy uses water, and providing freshwater uses energy. Both these processes face growing limits and problems. In most power plants, water […]
Read more »Water and Energy Costs: Inextricably Linked
December 12th, 2010
Via The River Network, a short article stating that the connections between water and energy cannot be made clearer. As the article notes: “…As the cost of electricity increases, so to does the cost of water. This scenario has been made frighteningly evident in Australia where water prices across the country have soared by 30 […]
Read more »December 12th, 2010
Via the Las Vegas Sun, an interesting look at southern Nevada’s increased power consumption related to water: Southern Nevada has gained a reputation as the future of clean, renewable energy and for its aggressive outdoor water conservation campaigns. But behind this apparently eco-friendly exterior is an ugly truth: The water we take from and return […]
Read more »The Watergy Conundrum
November 9th, 2010
Courtesy of The Journal of Energy Security, an interesting look at what they call the water-energy conundrum: “…In recent years there has been a growing understanding and acknowledgment that water and energy issues are inseparable. This understanding did not come easily. Water and energy are as basic as it gets—access to both is critical to […]
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